Derrick Rose sat out his second consecutive day of practice Tuesday to rest his surgically repaired knees but is still scheduled to play for Team USA in its exhibition game Wednesday night against the Dominican Republic at Madison Square Garden.

A source familiar with Rose's condition told ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell that Rose has been bothered by knee soreness since his return to the floor Saturday night in an exhibition victory over Brazil in Chicago and requested the extra time to recover. But Team USA officials, to this point, have downplayed concerns about Rose's status.

Updates from Friday, Aug. 15

The Bulls provided an update from Coach K on Rose's health via Instagram:

Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of Team USA, revealed during an ESPNU College Basketball podcast with host Andy Katz that he thinks the Chicago Bulls star will be at the team's training camp this summer, via ESPN.com:

We expect him to be there that last week of July when we're choosing the team in Vegas. He can't make the team unless he's ready to go full bore. And knowing Derrick I would think he'll be ready, and hopefully he'll be 100 percent.

Rose would be one of 28 players selected for possible inclusion on Team USA ahead of the World Cup of Basketball, which will begin in August. That list will then be culled to 12 for the tournament itself.

No matter the situation, Bulls fans will be happy to hear that Rose might be healthy in the very near future. He's not all that far removed from the torn meniscus that wiped out the remainder of his 2013-14 season in November.

Being a part of Team USA's training camp in July would likely put him on schedule to be ready for the 2014-15 regular season.

Given everything that's happened to Rose over the last few years, Chicago will no doubt want to take every precaution necessary to ensure that its star point guard will be back to his old self as quickly as possible.